PacketExchange Joins Switch and Data's Palo Alto PAIX Internet Exchange.

TAMPA, Fla. -- Switch and Data today announced that PacketExchange, a major global Internet Exchange Point and networking service provider based in London, has joined Switch and Data's PAIX peering platform in Palo Alto to extend its services in the U.S.

Switch and Data's PAIX services enable service providers and content providers to take advantage of more interconnection choices, quicker time to market, and access to more networks, peering and transit opportunities, and a diverse customer base - all available in 11 markets.

About Switch and Data

Switch and Data is a leading provider of Internet exchange and colocation services. Based in Tampa, Florida, Switch and Data operates one of the largest footprints of neutral Internet exchange and colocation facilities in North America with 34 data centers in 23 markets serving more than 800 customers. Switch and Data's PAIX is recognized worldwide as the premier name in peering and Internet exchange services and is home to one of the largest commercial exchange points in North America. For more information, please visit http://www.switchanddata.com/.

About PacketExchange

Ranked 14th in The Sunday Times (Microsoft) Index of leading technology companies, PacketExchange provides faster, cheaper and more cost effective Internet connectivity and data communications to service providers and corporate users. The company has developed innovative services to minimise the inefficiencies of the public Internet, by enabling customers to create direct Internet connections with one another, thus increasing the speed of communication, lowering costs and significantly improving quality. Launched in 2001, PacketExchange was cash-positive after 22 months and has been profitable ever since. Its clients include Microsoft, Google, Telewest, KPN, Blue Square and Yahoo!. www.packetexchange.net